GPT Image 2vs.Ming-Image-0.1-Design
Which one is better?
We have not tested Ming-Image-0.1-Design ourselves yet. Ming-Image-0.1-Design has no arena rating yet. Ming-Image-0.1-Design has no API price.
Test images
Same task, the first image of each.
No image from the four fixed tasks for Ming-Image-0.1-Design yet.The free demo rejected the documented repeats because of its ZeroGPU allowance; a recorder failure leaves one earlier poster outcome unknown. The current remaining demo allowance could not be verified. A local attempt using the official Design weights reached the BF16 transformer on MPS, but was stopped before any image as system-wide memory swapping rose sharply. The original script provides no verified memory-saving execution route for this Mac. Checked November 3, 2026.
Result for “Typography and layout”:only GPT Image 2 tested
What the rating looks at: Legible text, hierarchy, and composition.
“Ahead”: better in all three rating rounds. “Slightly ahead”: a higher value, but not in every round.
Missing image run for Ming-Image-0.1-Design
The free demo rejected the documented repeats because of its ZeroGPU allowance; a recorder failure leaves one earlier poster outcome unknown. The current remaining demo allowance could not be verified. A local attempt using the official Design weights reached the BF16 transformer on MPS, but was stopped before any image as system-wide memory swapping rose sharply. The original script provides no verified memory-saving execution route for this Mac. Checked November 3, 2026. Test the exact model version with an available demo allowance or an authorized runtime with sufficient resources.
DocumentationThe numbers at a glance
GPT Image 2
Rank 3 of 21
Ming-Image-0.1-Design
not in the arena
GPT Image 2
Rank 15 of 108
Ming-Image-0.1-Design
not tested yet
GPT Image 2
expensive
Ming-Image-0.1-Design
no API price
Ranks among the 21 image models with an arena rating and the 108 with a GraduallyBench run; prices compared with 28 models with an API price.
GPT Image 2
- Subscription
- No OpenAI subscription includes this model. Through other providers from ≈ €6.36 a month (ElevenLabs Starter, with limited credits). 61 plans in Germany.
- Via API
- $0.21 per image, 100 images $21.10.
Ming-Image-0.1-Design
- Subscription
- n/a No plan in Germany names exactly this model.
- Via API
- No API price known. Access: API, local.
- License
- Open weights.
Subscriptions only count plans that name exactly this model. Subscription prices include VAT, API prices are in dollars.
Arena rating (LMArena) from Nov 6, 2026 · GraduallyBench from Nov 3, 2026 · API prices from Nov 6, 2026 · Subscription database from Sep 29, 2026 (38 days old)
All data side by side
The better value is bold. For ratings only when the gap is clear.
| Kennzahl | GPT Image 2 | Ming-Image-0.1-Design |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| Arena ratingfrom votes by users, higher is better | 1,382 | n/a |
| Arena rank | Rank 3 of 21 | n/a |
| Arena votesmore votes, a safer rating | 106,737 | n/a |
| GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 100 | 73 | n/a |
| GraduallyBench by task | ||
| Typography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and composition | 75 | n/a |
| Product photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine details | 89 | n/a |
| Character and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency | 60 | n/a |
| InfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organization | 66 | n/a |
| API price | ||
| Per imagelower is better | $0.21 | n/a |
| 100 images | $21.10 | n/a |
| Profile | ||
| Released | April 2026 | n/a |
| Weightsopen means: runs locally | proprietary | open |
| Access | API, Web app | API, local |
| Parameters | not published | 6 billion |
| Largest output | 4K | not consistently published |
| Plans in Germanynaming exactly this model | 61 | n/a |
API prices for one image at 1,024 × 1,024 pixels according to Artificial Analysis.
Sources: GPT Image 2 model source (verified Aug 15, 2026) · Ming-Image-0.1-Design model source (verified Nov 1, 2026)
Arena ratings by category
From blind votes on LMArena. “Ahead” means the lead is clear.
No shared arena score in the stored snapshot
The stored benchmark database contains no measurement for GPT Image 2 and Ming-Image-0.1-Design from the same arena and category. Older model versions are not used as substitutes.
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